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Family Medicine EOR: Pulmonology (Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified and Updated Most common cause of asthma? Exposure to allergens (IgE mediated type I hypersensitivity) What cells appear to play a rule in the activation of the inflammatory response in asthma? TH2 cells (type of CD4 T cell) Symptoms of asthma? - Cough - Wheezing - Shortness of breath - Chest-tightness - May worsen at night Initial diagnostic test for asthma? Pulmonary function tests What esta...

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A patient complains of fatigue, tremors, palpitations, and heat intolerance. The thyroid is diffusely enlarged and firm on palpation. Which of the following laboratory findings is the most consistent with this presentation? A) Low T4 B) Low TSH C) Decreased bilirubin. D) Normal radionuclide scan B) Low TSH The presentation is consistent with hyperthyroidism. Laboratory findings include low TSH, elevated free and total thyroid hormone levels (T3, T4), and an increased uptake on radionucl...

Family Medicine EOR: Urgent Care (Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct | Latest Version What is an acute abdomen? Acute abdomen refers to sudden and severe abdominal pain that requires urgent medical evaluation and often surgical intervention. Name three common causes of acute abdomen. Appendicitis, cholecystitis, and bowel obstruction. Describe the typical presentation of acute abdomen. Sudden onset of severe abdominal pain, guarding, rigidity, and rebound tenderness....

Family Medicine EOR: Hematology (Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct | Latest Version Normal or ↓ MCV, ↓ TIBC, ↑ Ferritin (high iron stores) ↓ serum erythropoietin Anemia of chronic disease The only anemia where all three cell lines are decreased (pancytopenia) ↓ WBC, ↓ RBC, ↓ Platelets - will have normal MCV and ↓ Retic Aplastic anemia ↓ Folate, ↑ MCV (macrocytic anemia) looks like B12 but no neurologic symptoms. Common in alcoholics Folate defici...

Colorectal disorders (PEARLS) Smarty PANCE (Latest 2023 / 2024) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct 1. A 45 year old female presents with painful defecation, pruritus of the anusand occasional blood.What is your diagnosis? Answer: Internal hemorrhoids 2. Significant *rectal pain, and pruritus but no bleeding*. Affects the lower 1/3of anus (below dentate line) Answer: External hemorrhoids 3. A 55-year-old patient with *rectal bleeding and tenesmus* (a feeling of incomplete empty...

Family Medicine EOR: Neurology (Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified and Updated 2024 An 84-y/o F brought by her son c/o forgetfulness (e.g., forgets phone numbers, loses her way back home) along with difficulty performing some of her daily activities (e.g., bathing, dressing, managing money, using the phone). The problem has gradually progressed over the past few years. What's the dx? Alzheimer's disease ● Progressive cognitive decline; most common older than age 6...

Family Medicine EOR: Urgent Care (Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct | Latest Version What is an acute abdomen? Acute abdomen refers to sudden and severe abdominal pain that requires urgent medical evaluation and often surgical intervention. Name three common causes of acute abdomen. Appendicitis, cholecystitis, and bowel obstruction. Describe the typical presentation of acute abdomen. Sudden onset of severe abdominal pain, guarding, rigidity, and rebound tenderness....

Disorders of the Forearm, Wrist, and Hand (PEARLS) (Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass | Verified and Updated What is medial epicondylitis? An overuse syndrome that results in pain in the myotendinous junction between the wrist flexors and medial epicondyle also known as "golfer's elbow" What is the cause of medial epicondylitis? It is caused by an overuse of the elbow, particularly wrist flexion and forearm pronation What are the symptoms of medial epicondylitis? Pai...

Soft tissue injuries of the shoulder (Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Describe Neer's test - Rotator cuff inflammation/impingement Forward arm flexion, press greater tuberosity and supraspinatus muscle. Positive test is pain Describe the Hawkins test for rotator cuff inflammation/impingement Abduct shoulder 90 degrees, flex elbow 90, and rotate arm to limit. A positive test is pain Describe the empty can test - Supraspinatus tear or inflammation 90-degree abduct, 30-...